Moreover, your Visa application will automatically be withdrawn should you retrieve your passport from the processing centre.

A new request will have to be submitted at a later date.

We strongly discourage applicants from retrieving their passports while the application process is still ongoing. Should you do so in the hope of traveling to France and completing your application there, please note that you risk being denied entry at the border.

The Visa department of the French Consulate General in Montreal processes all submitted requests but will not provide any information while the file is under review.

Applicants will be informed directly by VFS Global when their passports become available for pickup at their centres.